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Dynamics logo evolution
The marketing team of Microsoft really likes renaming and rebranding products. The evolution of the Dynamics logo: 2009-2012 2012 - 2016 2016 - 2021...
Cards as dialogs?
Canvas Apps and Custom Pages are low-code solutions. They are recommended as a replacement for Dialogs in Model-driven apps (like Dynamics 365). I...
GDPR and Newsletter sign-up
Yesterday I mentioned that double opt-in for newsletters is not required for GDPR (AVG). But what is required to have a subscription form that is...
Double opt-in
I see a lot of double opt-ins for newsletter sign ups. I think it is a mistake. Why? ❌ 30% of new subscribers never confirm ❌ It's not required for...
Stripe Statement Descriptor
Do you use Stripe and their Customer Portal? Do you want to make it easier for your customers? 💡Tip: Set the bank statement descriptor to a link to...
One-line User Stories
One-line user stories, like "As a User I want to push a button So that it is pushed" I cringe when this is the only statement in a user story. Why?...
User Story Statements
"As a User I want to push a button So that it is pushed" I cringe at these kind of user stories. This one is over the top, but I see user stories...
Appetites
I'm reading about Shape Up. The agile methodology of Basecamp. They have a unique way of thinking about estimates. They call it Appetite. A...
Expert multiplier
A great developer can be 10 times as productive. In creative professions, that difference between the average joe and an expert can be huge. They...
Don’t do estimates
I hear some people on social media saying: 'Estimates are useless. Don't do it!' Claiming you can't predict the future. That there are too many...
Value/Effort Matrix
After trying out different methods of prioritizing, I really like the Value/Effort Matrix. With minimum effort, it will give you the priority of...
Power Platform Wave 1 2023
6 features of Wave 1 2023 that caught my attention as an automation expert: ✅ Introduction of three new messages: CreateMultiple, UpdateMultiple,...
Extreme Automation
I see some people take automation to the extreme. I am one of those people. I'm so into automating business processes. Heck I even named my company...
Going overboard with Build Servers.
Build servers build: they compile, test code, and create artifacts. Why are we then making them do much more than that? Looking at builds in the...
Doing commits on the Build Server?
Are you doing commits on the build server? When doing ALM on the Power Platform / Dynamics 365, I often see builds doing commits on the Build...
Call Center culture 2
We created a call center culture. I cringe every time when I need to make a ticket on a portal. So, you outsourced the creating of tickets in your...
Call Center culture
We created a Call Center culture. Customers are surprised when the owner picks up. I'm there for you, that's why you pay me 😉!
Refactoring is not a Backlog Item
Refactoring is not a Backlog Item. Occasionally I see refactoring items on the backlog. This is very strange to me because it means you are...
T-shirt estimation
Don't estimate unless you do it on a high level. Use it for a roadmap. Use it as for relative size, not as time. I don't use the Fibonacci sequence...
Remy van Duijkeren
Power Platform Automator
I help businesses automate and integratie Dynamics 365 and Power Apps.